Classics Review: Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man

In the 1930s-1950s, Universal Monsters became the first cinematic universe before Marvel perfected it. Frankenstein & The Wolf Man were popular characters within the former franchise produced by Universal Pictures. The pair squared off in a crossover film released in 1943. At the time, “Frankenstein Meets The Wolf Man” earned mixed reviews from critics and […]

Classics Review: The Wolf Man (1941)

The late Warren Zevon said, “Well, I saw Lon Chaney walking with the Queen.” “Doing the Werewolves of London.” I saw Lon Chaney Jr. walking with the Queen.” “Doing the Werewolves of London.” I saw a werewolf drinking a piña colada at Trader Vic’s.” “And his hair was perfect.” “Na!” Anyway, Universal Pictures became a […]

Renfield

After the 2017 reboot of “The Mummy” starring Tom Cruise flopped both critically and financially, Universal Pictures discarded the “Dark Universe.” A failed attempt to make their own cinematic universe in order to compete with the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU for short) in favor of working on individual films without shoehorning multiple characters. Their first […]

Flashback Review: Van Helsing (2004)

Hello fellow movie goers from around the globe. It’s Halloween Month. Meaning, I’ll be looking over horror movies during October. Today’s Flashback Review is a crossover with iconic classic “Universal Monsters” including Dracula, The Wolfman, Frankenstein & Jekyll/Hyde as they cross paths with Dracula’s nemesis “Van Helsing.” Thanks to the success of Stephen Sommer’s remake […]

Classics Review: Bride Of Frankenstein (1935)

After Frankenstein & Dracula became box office monster hits toward critics and movie goers from across the globe, Universal Pictures continued to produce a string of hit films related to Horror movies including, The Mummy, The Invisible Man, and The Raven. (has nothing to do with Raven off of Teen Titans) Universal produced a follow […]

Classics Review: The Invisible Man (1933)

In 1897, American author, H.G. Welles, (The War Of The Worlds, The Island Of Dr. Moreau) wrote a novel called The Invisible Man, it’s about a scientist named Dr. Griffin, who uses an experimental drug on himself that turns him invisible. As he attempts to develop a cure, he begins to loose his sanity as […]